May deaths 2011


May deaths 2011
May deaths 2011. In May we said farewell to many beloved figures, including a beef-jerky-selling superstar, a last-surviving veteran and a math pioneer.

Jeff Conaway
1950-2011

Conaway lit up the screen as Kenickie in "Grease" (1978) and as the pretentious struggling actor Bobby in TV's classic sitcom "Taxi." He appeared on three seasons of "Babylon 5" in the '90s. In later years, the actor struggled to overcome drug and alcohol addictions.
Ernest Wilkins Jr.
1923-2011

Wilkins was the youngest student ever at the University of Chicago. His life was a series of firsts for math and science and African-Americans.
Jackie Cooper
1922-2011

Cooper was the youngest Academy Award nominee, for his role in a 1931 film, until another actor usurped him in 1979. Cooper went on to TV roles and TV production.
Mary Murphy actress
1931-2011

Murphy was a film and TV actress who shared the silver screen with the big names of Hollywood. Her big break came alongside Marlon Brando in a 1953 classic.
Arthur Laurents
1917-2011

Laurents made great contributions to both the stage, including "West Side Story," and the silver screen, including "The Turning Point" and "The Way We Were."
Claude Choules
1901-2011

Choules was the last living World War I veteran. He became a national treasure and was the oldest living man on a continent.
John Walker
1943-2011

Walker founded the Walker Brothers band, which was not composed of brothers and was most popular overseas. Walker influenced other musicians, including a pair of brothers and a rock icon.
Kate Swift feminist
1923-2011

Swift was a feminist activist and prolific writer. She and her partner challenged the sexism of language, starting with sex education.
Seve Ballesteros
1957-2011

Ballesteros was a popular Spanish golfer and a worldwide champion. He was the victor twice at the Masters Tournament, a standout winner at the World Match Play Championship and repeatedly dominated the Ryder Cup.
Lionel Rose
1948-2011

Rose was the most popular boxer in Australia. He was the first Indigenous Australian to win a world title.
Mia Amber Davis
1975-2011

Davis was a model and an actress known for her role in a cultish comedic film. She spent much of her time speaking about healthy body images.
Robert Traylor
1977-2011

Traylor was a skilled basketball player who excelled on the University of Michigan team and played for several NBA teams.
Ron Springs
1956-2011

Springs was an NFL running back who played for "America's Team" and the "Pewter Pirates" and is remembered fondly by his teammates.
Derek Boogaard
1982-2011

Boogaard was an accomplished hockey player from the Canadian prairies who played for the Minnesota Wild and "the Broadway Blueshirts."
Barbara Stuart
1930-2011

Stuart acted in many TV shows in her 50-year career. In the 1980s, she added comedic films to her repertoire, one in 1980 starring Leslie Nielsen and one in 1984 starring Tom Hanks.
Samuel Wanjiru
1986-2011

Wanjiru was a running phenom from Kenya. He was the first Kenyan to win marathon gold.
Harmon Killebrew
1936-2011

Killebrew played professional baseball for 22 years, during which time he played for three teams. He rivaled the Great Bambino in their league's home run count.
Randy Savage
Wrestler Randy "Macho Man" Savage was victorious in the World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, International Championship Wrestling and the United States Wrestling Association. World Wrestling Entertainment named him the all-time greatest.
Bill Rechin
1930-2011

Rechin was a prolific cartoonist whose creations include "Crock", "Out of Bounds" and "Pluribus"
Joseph Brooks
Brooks was a composer who started out writing jingles, notably for Pepsi and for Maxwell House, and achieved great success in film.

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